...the murder of Gonzago acted, " wherein to catch the conscience of the King," these reflexions : — " I have heard, That guilty creatures, sitting at a...Been struck so to the soul, that presently They have proclaimed their malefactions." The present age, if not entitled to the melancholy distinction of exceeding...

...upon't ! fob ! About my brains ! 5 Humph ! I have That guilty creatures, sitting at a play, [heard, Have by the very cunning of the scene Been struck...no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. I'll have these players 1 The ears of all mankind. • A nickname for any ignorant silly fellow. 3...

...upon't ! foh ! About my brains ! a Humph ! I have heard, That guilty creatures, sitting at a play,3 Have, by the very cunning of the scene, Been struck so to the soul, that presently They have proclaimed their malefactions ; For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous...

...passions and the understanding, the Drama, under proper restrictions, may be rendered serviceable. I have heard That guilty creatures, sitting at a play,...the soul, that presently They have proclaim'd their malefactious. SHAKSPEABB. The old building used for the purpose of dramatic performance in this town,...

...my brains! Humph! I hare heard, That guiltv creatures, sitting at a play, HaveTjy the very running of the scene Been struck so to the soul, that presently They have proclaim'd their malcfactions ; For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. I'll havu...

...discriminative of the guilty individual. The poet only embodied the popular opinion when he said, " . . . . Murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ." The tendency of these and of all such notions is to disturb the tranquil current of truth, and to confound...

...crest. 430 Happy are they that hear their detractions, and can put them to mending. 6 — ii. 3. 431 Murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. 36 — ii. 2. 432 Woe doth the heavier sit, Where it perceives it is but faintly borne. 17— i. 3....

...Truthful, helped him back to the house. The faithful dog returned to his work with renewed energy. ' Murder, though it have no tongue, will speak with most miraculous organ/ which surely Truthful was now entitled to be designated ; for had he not spoken with most miraculous...

...I stole the spoons, and they are in such a place." Many similar instances have been recorded, how " Guilty creatures sitting at a play Have, by the very...Been struck so to the soul, that presently They have proclaimed their malefactions."* Herodotus relates a striking incident of the effects of tragedy upon...

...heart with words, And fall a-cursing like a very drab, A scullion! Fie upon't! Foh! About, my brain. I have heard That guilty creatures, sitting at a play,...no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. I'll have these players Play something like the murder of my father The Tragedie of Hamlet 97 Had he...